New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
A CAMP OF SPIRITS.
TIE PERvADISG INDIAN SPooK.



vom.r with habv I'D one arm and a basket OF bas-
keis on the other She had two intensely Diach u
of hair hanging down behind anu tueSc w" RI
were fastened together by red WorSted strlhE'
boby al.o had black tails confined by req StrlnI
nbenomenal deye opmsnt of hair which amazed me-
| II was roiei TO enter the dummy ana De aAon
down to the encampment OF the Spiriluai''''' 1;
found that il was a common thug to see an lhui""'
! There is a spot where sauaws are squal'IhH 'n ~
| fusion and where braves are resting from t
| arduous pleasures of the chase waich nave oe'n ~
duiged IL by a long line of ancestors Does Tue io'
man come TO this pllce because he mas an oc'"' q"
| pathy with the spirits VIII ell control so W'hN u III"
| mediums here 1t has always been matter OIL III
du:rv with ma why the North AGiericah apotlG"c 10
| so Dcrsistruliy returning IRON the happy hu"''nS
grounds. ard why he who was 80 silent Ill t"'S VIZ"
| Is so 2argL!Ous now when he hAS "a mo"'" 49,
| one OF these peculiar looking beings one meets az
! every step after leaving the jimmy u" any o'
eyer not ed that nine out ct every ten OF these peope
who speak under inspiration are lr'prH Nv ueP,r''u
! Indians Has any explanation evrr Deeh ohci'"
concerning TIM rqbid desire OF tie Indian 10 com
municlle" when he lett the body IL was WIN
very poor results indeed that tned to MAKE req
man in the 1esh converse with me here. NY Irichu
grew 50 indignant that. when We turned away lro'i
| him. -ne told hm that when he was Cead ne "oul"
probably talk last cnor Oh.
! III, whole population OF Onset BAY app"en'S
Turns on 10 live a reception to the dummy each tlmn
/ il arrives from the steam ear strti"n NJ hrst III"
not know this. and hal feeling OF angry '"a'ne
| suspccting that party was III some way '"c
object of dcri-iye attentions soon learnc better
| however and the very neat tine the dummy came III
| | Was one OF the crowd to receive H.
| The newcomer il not lett a moment n duubt IA TO
what ray he shall turn. the sidewalks arc Oecknh-
ng To YOU nth their announcements for under your
| feet are eli lled such words ~ III So
Mrs. Noye+ will harn "A bcueht scance NJ tue
| Temple al IO.:in this morning
Sir Bones holds u fact meeting at sharp noon,'
| and 80
You have Lut to read you walk, aud choose
which pace you will attend.
| When We had lett our saches in rooms ut the On
set Bay House FASTENED oct, giving az cA glihces
at the wsicr and the charming little islands out IN
! the BAY. We could wait until laier tor more than
cursor, looks at the scenery. which would stay Tor
| us whereas We M 1t be time Tor tho scance. We
had cloiu fac benefit entertainment tor Mr.. "oyc'.
At tho entrance. stern. reso utc-lUchinS woman
wa selling tickets. She hal sluarc-cht tdce. over
shadovcG by thick gray hair. Her dress wa HS'lV
plain. bat It neon truously decorated NJ inc
ihrou ~ large paper " 'th the exception ct
tina, tn-e thu looked "A tree from nonseosr ~
Edmhud Spagjier believed his uetro;h9d 10 be. sac
condurtc 90, to a we'll down to the front, ana we
felt Cuiy srutii-d when tlat We were the only
people tor suoin abe lett her position a, the door
Nhfn the noIr -ct hal arrived. there were very few
pcope con.Icg lrd. She OF the paper rose came Tor
ward and we we're surprised to- that she was not
only the droi-tcrpcr INT the medium a'sc. She
seemed greatly annoyed That the audience had Turned
ID
unngucnred by any spirit. she announced IN deep
ruttar, voics that shc wished 10 state here anf now
that sic had never in all tcr lie sad anything
against q brother or sister medium There was not
human heinz who could rutdiu,ly a!hfn ;lat she
had ever bs 80 uuch ~ wlisIcr-hrrr her Nol''
sank e. "a hnlr.e undertDue limited M word against
"A brother sister medium. A. this point she pnn-el
AMI looked deliberately over the place. Then she
went on ~ inform ia that our knew how much she
had done tor Others. She could not tel II she were TO
/ IA frc htQy M eU zhp had
done tor others. and yet, when -he hti be"cht. ths
was the result Just a handful Ike TINS
Whc1 she bad spoken this sentence some one on
rear seat apparently became TOO impatient to roman
silent any longer Ibis person BIT not coma hare t.
listen 10 talk by a mortal even though this
mortal bad done great deal OF good to others.
@L,t 'cu iuAuencc You cried the voice. Then
anc thcr called out, Come. be influenced!
Still lnott cr. after mStanrs silence asked en-
phatioally, I say, now, where your control =
4 woman tight behind reached forward ana
touched nv shoulder colhdins to mo IL ANXIOUS
tones her tear that the mediums control wouldn't
come.
"rh.y doat. always" ,hs went On. My control
IA Red Jacket Sometime. hos OIL huutiu or some
thin and don't come. aint good then. matter
how receptive a statc you're h. I've STAYED in
receptive state tor honrs at time and he was that
stubborn could have ed and folks nwaitiu' ton.
But Mr.. Moves Shes got several controls gues,
tney wont Nil disappoint There, now, somebody's
cCmn' ~
sauk beck her seat AMI wo all looked at the
| mcdmu. She had been standing III very sti attn
tudc since the request that sno be influenced Now
,hg was twitchiug slightly the lett OF her
mouth goin, up painfully nigh. and staying mp
long that ict my mouth beginning to do the
same thing spite OF all my efforts to the contrary
All at lhc speaker began TO say disconnected
word, in tone that was sickenIng aheotatIon OF
child's voice. The woman behind me announced in
a triumphant way that the papooso White Rabbit "
had
Il was pretty poor stun that White Rabbit had
10 deliver To inhabitants Ot the earth. One OF our
party asserted that she could hear trash almost as
silly as that in great many places On this mundane
sphere.
The speaker lisped somewhat. and talked like n
child in that she said strockin'' tor stocking. and
lily bat Tor httlo bit; with various other eIsons
nhich did not strike us "a especially winning
She went with great Ddenoy for half an hour, and
We were beginning to fear that White Rabbit mi lht
be one of those children who, having once begun
talk never stop; when suddenly there WAS silence,
br,ken after "a moment by the f6sdiums waving /
hand and announcing that White Rabbit said dood /
bye to all the -quaws aud bwayeS
Then cAmo "A mighty twitch of Mrs. Noys,'s whole |
muscular systcm Her taco heightened; she made a /
step forward toward hor hearers and began ia this
w.y aud do not exaggorate pronunciation or con
structiOu Of sentences
- Repnrtation is nothin' No matter if tho world |
looks on YOU with eyes OF orhsctOn. No matter il |
orovns of glory are doscendn' your brows. You |
may he o,sttn ont in frail bark a ormy wave.
but a, last YOU will old mothers bosom. The
strains of olian harp that yon hear In the voice OF
tbe tamy eye. Take courage. Look dp That day |
will NJ last dawn when you will come ont from the
mists aud will shove your Doat onto the banks OF the
golden shore. | seem Your boat still a tosstn.
Dsspair not Spirit faces lookin to you. and |
spirit hands waving you on to the visionary |
future which shines with diimond-like brightness
beyond the darkness where this world is q flynn |
through ETHEREAL space
Subdned murmurs OF Amt that lovely ;" " Beau !
tfnlw came from all about began 10 feel IA il
were lacking in appreciation since all these fine
words awokc 10 enthusiasm in me. turned to ask /
of orr neighbor behind ny who speaking through
the medium now. She said she wasn't sure, but she |
Guessed l, was Miles Standsh TOR he of Mrs
Noyes's controls; and didn't like it Had ever I
heard anythng any better answered her that |
inl nil n Whta Rabbit